Shadow Temple
The Shadow Temple is an adult dungeon behind Kakariko Graveyard. The Nocturne of Shadow opens the way. You want the Lens of Truth for the illusions and the Hover Boots from inside.
Graveyard door and two tools
Sheik teaches the Nocturne, and playing it in the graveyard alcove is the entrance the wiki describes. Din’s Fire is also named as part of getting in. I am keeping both on the entry line because the field list includes both, and I will not drop Din’s Fire just to make the sentence shorter. The Lens of Truth, found earlier in the Bottom of the Well, is what makes invisible platforms and fake walls readable. The Hover Boots are the item this dungeon hands you, and they are how later gaps become walkable.
Dead Hand is the mini-boss associated with those boots. Bongo Bongo is the boss. The reward is the Shadow Medallion. The wiki frames the place as a Sheikah site of torture and burial. I am not expanding that into a room-by-room horror guide. Master Quest rearranges it on 3DS and is not in the Switch 2 remake. No remake-specific puzzle change for this temple was in the change list I used, unlike the Forest Temple.
Song of Storms matters next door because Dampé’s race is in the graveyard, not because the temple itself is a rain puzzle. If you are here for the dog or the heart piece in town, that is a child-era market quest and a different page.
Questions
How do I get in?
Play the Nocturne of Shadow at the graveyard alcove. The entry notes also name Din’s Fire. Bring the Lens of Truth.
What item is inside?
The Hover Boots. Bongo Bongo holds the Shadow Medallion.
Related
Sources
- Zelda Wiki — Shadow Temple — checked 2026-11-05
- Zelda Wiki — dungeons — checked 2026-11-05
Last checked 2026-11-05.